It’s hard to image that there was a time where you couldn’t get in contact with just about anybody, anywhere, anytime. In this week’s episode, we look at how our lives were different growing up as GenX’ers and how the way we communicated affected our lives. How did we survive? We did — pretty well actually.

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Show Notes:

Life before mobile phones » groovyhistory.com/life-before-cell-phones
From smoke signals to mobile phones » bit.ly/2NI6IZQ
How to pass notes in school » www.wikihow.com/Pass-Notes-in-Class
History of the rotary phones » www.techwalla.com/articles/history-of-the-rotary-phone
What killed the pay phone? » bit.ly/2k3ArPW
Superman and the wrong a pay phone » youtu.be/lfjTfaeXbp4
History of pagers » www.thoughtco.com/history-of-pagers-and-beepers-1992315
History of the mobile phone » bebusinessed.com/history/history-cell-phones/
Mobile phone dependency » www.health.com/anxiety/cell-phone-addiction
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REWIND: Payphones, Pagers, & Passing Notes